GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: USC (7-2) at CALIFORNIA (6-3)

NCAAF: USC (7-2) at CALIFORNIA (6-3)

<h3>USC visits Cal in game that means less than expected</h3>

No. 12 USC (7-2) at No. 24 California (6-3) 8:00 pm EST

BERKELEY, California (Ticker) -- Few would have predicted beforethe season that Southern California would sit in third place inthe Pac-10 Conference this late in the campaign. Or thatCalifornia would be fifth.


In a matchup that unexpectedly is not for the inside track tothe conference crown, the 12th-ranked Trojans visit the No. 24Golden Bears on Saturday.


The preseason No. 1 team in the country, USC (7-2, 4-2 Pac-10)was stunned by lowly Stanford at home on October 6, 24-23, thenlost against three weeks later at Oregon, 24-17.


The Trojans sit a game behind the Ducks and Arizona State butneed lots of breaks to win a sixth straight Pac-10 title.

USC did rebound from its loss at Oregon to cruise past visitingOregon State last weekend, 24-3.


John David Booty, who had missed three games with a brokenfinger, tossed a pair of touchdowns in a game that saw noscoring in the second half.


Cal (6-3, 3-3) was ranked second nationally and was poised tobecome No. 1 for the first time in program history before losingat home to Oregon State on October 13, 31-28.


The Bears lost their following two games as well, at UCLA andArizona State, to fall out of the conference race. Last week,Cal ended its skid with a 20-17 victory over Washington Statehere.


Justin Forsett rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns,including a 44-yarder with 2:42 left that gave the Bears an11-point lead.


USC has won the last three meetings since Cal won in tripleovertime here in 2003. Last year, the Trojans posted a 23-9 winto claim the conference title. The Bears would have bookedtheir first Rose Bowl berth since 1948 had they won.

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 0
CALIFORNIA (24) 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 0
CALIFORNIA (24) 0 12:30 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 0
CALIFORNIA (24) 0 10:48 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 0
CALIFORNIA (24) 0 8:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD CALIFORNIA
JUSTIN FORSETT 17 YD RUN
(JORDAN KAY KICK)

USC (12) 0
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 7:18 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 0
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 6:15 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD USC
STANLEY HAVILI 5 YD PASS FROM JOHN DAVID BOOTY
(DAVID BUEHLER KICK)

USC (12) 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 5:20 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 4:14 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 1:35 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
USC (12) 7 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 7 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: CALIFORNIA - TD, JUSTIN FORSETT 17 YD RUN
(JORDAN KAY KICK), 7:42.
CALIFORNIA 7-0
USC - TD, STANLEY HAVILI 5 YD PASS FROM
JOHN DAVID BOOTY (DAVID
BUEHLER KICK), 9:40. USC 7-7</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 14:55 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 13:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 7 10:25 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG CALIFORNIA
JORDAN KAY 23 YD

USC (12) 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 10 8:51 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 10 7:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 7
CALIFORNIA (24) 10 6:21 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD USC
CHAUNCEY WASHINGTON 36 YD RUN
(DAVID BUEHLER KICK)

USC (12) 14
CALIFORNIA (24) 10 4:26 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 14
CALIFORNIA (24) 10 3:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: USC at CALIFORNIA

<div class="pre">NCAAF USC (12) 14
CALIFORNIA (24) 10 0:52 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>